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India and Greece both claim to be "mother of democracy". Ancient Indian scriptures and Ambedkar's arguments suggest India had democratic practices, with evidence of secret ballot system & independent gana sanghas. Ancient Indian villages had a form of democracy, but excluded certain classes.

"An assault on the very foundation of democracy and the public's right to know," press advocate says

Seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy advocates have had part of their convictions overturned over their roles in one of the biggest pro-democracy protests in 2019

The proposed extension of police custody to 90 days from the present 15 gives ample scope for persecution of political opponents on flimsy grounds, observes Teesta Setalvad. The Constitution was so drafted that it respected the opinions and aspirations of all sections, and gave utmost significance to equality, whereas the…

Political economist Parakala Prabhakar advocates proportional representation for India. He argues that FPTP system has weakened democracy, economy and secularism. He cites Farm Bills' passage and withdrawal without any meaningful debate as example. Binoy Viswam calls for electoral reforms and the right to recall non-performing MPs/MLAs.

Lawyers urged to uphold Constitutional values: Minister H.C. Mahadevappa called on lawyers to strive to strengthen democracy and uphold Constitutional values. He stressed communal harmony, removing untouchability and building a prosperous nation as primary goals of independent India. He urged lawyers to take up issues that strengthen agriculture and rural…

Taiwan’s vice president has left on a trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his government’s last diplomatic partner in South America at a time when China is stepping up efforts to isolate the self-ruled island democracy

Despite this past week’s thrashing at the polls, Republican lawmakers in Ohio have vowed to try again to pass a measure making it harder to change the state's constitution

Supporters of Niger's deposed President Mohamed Bazoum have pleaded with the United States and others for weeks to restore the democratically elected leader to power

This week’s confrontation that ended with FBI agents fatally shooting a 74-year-old Utah man who threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden was just the latest example of how violent rhetoric has created a more perilous political environment across the U.S. Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent…

It’s been another dicey week for democracy. UK intelligence services say they have “found evidence” linking Russia to a cyberattack on the Electoral Commission, which jeopardised the data of up to 40 million British voters: the biggest data breach in UK history.